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Produced by Fleischer Studios in 1942. From our 1940s Superman Cartoons collection.

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The Magnetic Telescope (1942)

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Summary: Well, for once, the scientist isn't Mad, but that doesn't mean Superman won't have his work cut out for him as a magnificent magnetic telescope attempts to pull doom upon Metropolis from the sky itself. This was apparently in the dark and horrible days before Supes could just punch comets back into deep space, playing target practice with Darkseid's giant noggin' from a few thousand light-years away. Nonetheless, an interesting bit of political commentary from writers Dan Gordon and Carl Meyer. The Scientist isn't necessarily responsible for this one: it's the misguided aggression of Metropolis' boys in blue that nearly dooms us all.